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the meticulously painted little warriors and wizards, and the dice and the monsters. She placed them carefully back on the board, but she couldn’t remember where they’d been to begin with. She put a cave troll in the tavern where they started the game, instead of somewhere predictable like a dungeon. Why not start the game with a bang?
In fact, why not start the party with a bang? She glanced back at her bag. When she’d packed it, she hadn’t been sure she’d actually go through with it. But now ... she’d show her mum she wasn’t just a drag. She could be fun to be around, and not just in the way!
Just then, Rohan came out. He stared at the board with horror. “What did you do?”
Myra shrugged. “I moved things around a bit. But let’s play Thronehammer later. I’ve got an idea for something much more exciting. Come on!”
She snatched up her bag full of precious things and beckoned him to follow.
“What?” asked Rohan. “Where are you going?” He trotted to catch up with her, looking like he’d swallowed a bag of spiders, and every one of those spiders was having an emotional crisis inside him. What did he have to worry about? This was a party! And it wasn’t like his mum thought he was a dead weight. No, he was Mr Never
Naughty, Mr Perfect, Captain Can Do No Wrong!
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